Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Water Classes

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BOGOTA, Jul 28 2002 (IPS) - The Water Classrooms initiative will train 3,000 school children in the northern Colombian department of Atlántico to take care of water resources, through an agreement between the private sector and the departmental government. The plan will be carried out through workshops for primary school teachers about controlling the use of water at home, in the neighborhood and city.

The teachers will serve as “multipliers of knowledge” in the classroom, raising awareness among their students about the need to protect water resources and prevent waste.